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Days before the leadership election of Japan’s governing party, Ishiba Shigeru visited Busan to meet South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.
Amid the formation of the China-North Korea-Russia coalition, South Korea is now facing unexpected challenges created by its own ally.
Three months after taking the presidency, Lee Jae-myung introduced the "END" initiative during his address at the United Nations.
During a speech at the Supreme People’s Assembly, the North Korean leader again ruled out the possibility of using his nuclear weapons as bargaining...
Kim Jong Un showed his tit-for-tat move against the latest South Korea-U.S. military drills.
North Korea’s hawkish statements over the annual military drills will likely work as justification for upcoming missile tests.
Lee reiterated his vision to restore the country’s democratic system, while also touching on foreign policy issues.
The shocking detention of 300 South Korean employees in Georgia shows how little the Trump administration values the “ironclad” alliance between...
Standing next to China’s leader Xi Jinping during the event, the North Korean leader showed off his leverage in the region.
Despite the removal of Yoon Suk-yeol, a pro-Yoon lawmaker has become the leader of the main conservative party in South Korea.
A day after releasing a statement rejecting the South Korean government’s dialogue approach, Pyongyang sent a message to Washington on its baseline...
For the first time since South Korea’s new president assumed office, Pyongyang explicitly nixed the Lee administration’s pro-dialogue approach to...
Despite Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, the party continues to back him – meaning pro-Yoon figures have the inside track for winning the PPP's...
South Korea’s president hit an early stumble when controversies ensnared his nominees for education minister and gender equality minister.
Lee’s approval ratings have exceeded 60 percent, surpassing his 49 percent vote share in the June 3 election.
A month after his election, Lee Jae-myung reiterated his will to “rebuild” South Korea.
Lee Jae-myung has nominated 17 out of 19 ministers – and one of them was part of the Cabinet of his impeached predecessor.
Within a week after his election, Lee Jae-myung talked with the leaders of the United States, Japan, and China over the phone.
Riding a wave of public outrage against Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration, Lee won a landslide victory in the election on June 3.
In the wake of Yoon Suk-yeol’s poor performance, the country has severely been polarized. Now the public hopes the new president will integrate the...
The candidates are set, despite some twists in the ruling party’s primary process. Now the 21-day presidential campaign has officially begun.
The heavily favored opposition candidate will now be able to run in the upcoming snap election, despite a shocking intervention from the Supreme...
Despite his victory in the People Power Party’s primary elections, he will likely be sidelined as a candidate in the coming days.
The conservative People Power Party has narrowed its slate down to two candidates: Kim Moon-soon and Han Dong-hoon. But it might be a third man who...
After setting a record for the share of votes received during the party’s primary elections, Lee aims to win the presidential election scheduled on...
Han and his ministers are rushing to sign a trade deal with Washington, but their primary job as an acting government is to maintain a status quo.
Would-be presidential candidates within the ruling People Power Party are looking to form a big tent to prevent the opposition leader from becoming...
The polls show the opposition leader will win a landslide victory, but the ruling People Power Party still maintains its stance that Yoon’s martial...
The Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment. As of April 4, Yoon is no longer president of South Korea and a snap election must take...
Ahead of the ruling on the South Korean president’s impeachment, the Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Han Duck-soo.
The Constitutional Court is taking longer than expected to issue its ruling. South Koreans are divided over how to interpret the delay.
Pyongyang fired several ballistic missiles into the sea to confront the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.
As Yoon Suk-yeol embraces the rhetoric of far-right extremists, South Korea has become deeply polarized and political violence is on the rise.
Following Washington’s “American First” approach on diplomacy, South Koreans are expected to show more support for nuclear development.
The six-week trial has ended. Now, the Constitutional Court will decide whether to uphold Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held a meeting with his counterparts from the U.S. and Japan.
Should the Constitutional Court uphold the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, who will run for the presidential election?
Pyongyang has made clear its nuclear weapons are no longer negotiable but its strategy can be recalibrated depending on Washington’s approach.
Despite his refusal to appear for questioning in the CIO's investigation, Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial held by the Constitutional...
In the wake of the court’s decision to extend the detention of Yoon Suk-yeol, his supporters used violence against the police and stormed the...
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic...
Eight days after Pyongyang launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported that more than 300 North Korean soldiers were killed fighting against Ukraine, while more than...
On January 6, North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Monday’s...
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) failed to detain South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on January 3, three days...
On December 31, a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached by the National Assembly...
At 9:03 a.m. KST on December 29, a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 175 passengers and six crew skidded off the runway of the Muan...
On December 27, the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill calling for the impeachment of South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is...
Since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14 – 11 days after he declared martial law – the...
On December 14, the National Assembly of South Korea passed a bill calling for impeaching South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon has become the...